Air Force Pilots Survive Two Separate Flight Mishaps Involving F-16, F-22

Investigations are underway following the mishaps in Florida and Louisiana.

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 04:53 PM ET

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Reports said the F-22's landing gear collapsed during landing.

Key Takeaways:

Two separate fighter jet mishaps occurred within a week, involving an F-22 Raptor and an F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Both pilots ejected or were otherwise safely recovered and sustained no serious injuries.
The F-22 Raptor experienced a landing gear collapse during landing, while the F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a routine training flight.
Investigations into both incidents are currently underway.

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Pilots survived two separate and unrelated fighter jet flight mishaps this week involving an Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon and an Air Force F-22 Raptor, according to the service.

Tuesday morning shortly before 10:30 a.m., an F-22 assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida experienced a mishap, the air base said in a statement.